Monday August 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 23, 1971

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        62  63  3.02  125  29  17  1137   972  433  382   81  419  872
Houston         63  65  3.23  128  29  23  1154  1051  459  414   60  368  674
Los Angeles     67  61  3.25  128  37  22  1146  1083  469  414   85  331  656
Cincinnati      63  67  3.35  130  23  30  1154  1020  461  429   88  410  595
San Diego       47  82  3.37  129  32  17  1143  1108  497  428   78  462  738
San Francisco   75  54  3.40  129  33  26  1165  1079  524  440   95  395  655
Chicago         69  57  3.40  126  62  11  1119  1101  476  423  101  303  692
Pittsburgh      76  54  3.45  130  35  36  1170  1144  488  448   88  390  648
Philadelphia    56  71  3.73  127  25  20  1158  1093  532  480  110  397  660
Atlanta         67  65  3.76  132  35  25  1203  1252  564  502  129  382  686
St. Louis       70  59  4.05  130  46  18  1167  1197  576  525   87  474  718
Montreal        54  71  4.14  126  39  18  1116  1096  560  513  107  493  652

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Seaver (NY)       14   8  1.96  28  27  14   0   3  216  172   50   47   15   45  220
Dave Roberts (SD)     11  13  2.04  29  26  10   0   2  216  185   58   49    8   51  118
Don Gullett (CIN)     14   5  2.49  28  25   4   0   3  174  154   55   48   11   55   83
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)  20   9  2.60  30  30  24   0   3  253  226   78   73   23   27  206
Larry Dierker (HOU)   12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Al Downing (LA)       14   8  2.81  29  28   9   0   3  205  192   78   64   13   72  109
Juan Marichal (SF)    12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
Don Wilson (HOU)      11   8  2.87  28  27  12   0   2  207  161   69   66   13   64  142
Don Sutton (LA)       12  11  2.88  29  29   8   0   3  200  179   72   64    8   46  131
John Cumberland (SF)   7   2  2.89  36  13   3   2   1  131  109   46   42   13   44   48

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Stone           6   4  2.89  22  19   4   0   2  156  155   57   50   15   25  102
Phil Niekro           12  11  3.05  34  29  14   1   3  216  208   93   73   24   60  144
Tom Kelley             7   5  3.17  22  15   4   0   0  108  108   43   38    7   48   55
Mike McQueen           3   1  3.26  16   2   0   1   0   50   39   19   18    7   21   36
Ron Reed              12   9  3.56  26  26   8   0   1  185  173   83   73   21   43  105
Bob Priddy             4   9  3.73  37   0   0   4   0   60   64   31   25    6   38   34
Pat Jarvis             5  11  3.74  26  20   3   1   3  142  137   62   59   15   43   52
Cecil Upshaw           9   6  3.86  42   0   0  15   0   70   81   31   30    5   24   52
Ron Herbel             0   1  4.79  21   0   0   1   0   41   49   23   22    5   16   16
Jim Nash               7   7  5.19  24  18   2   1   0  113  145   70   65   15   43   58
Steve Barber           2   1  6.43  29   3   0   1   0   56   80   42   40    6   20   26
Tom House              0   0  9.64   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    1    0    5
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0 15.43   3   0   0   0   0    2    6    5    4    2    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Newman             1   1  2.30  19   0   0   2   0   27   16    7    7    3    9   26
Fergie Jenkins        20   9  2.60  30  30  24   0   3  253  226   78   73   23   27  206
Juan Pizarro           5   2  2.72   9   7   4   0   1   56   39   19   17    6   23   38
Bill Hands            10  15  3.33  31  30  12   0   1  208  206   97   77   22   42  109
Milt Pappas           15  11  3.43  27  27  13   0   4  202  210   83   77   21   49   74
Phil Regan             4   3  3.68  37   1   0   5   0   59   66   28   24    3   23   22
Joe Decker             2   1  3.77  13   2   0   0   0   29   35   12   12    1   11   21
Ron Tompkins           0   2  3.95  25   0   0   3   0   27   19   12   12    1   16   13
Jim Colborn            0   0  4.05  10   0   0   0   0    7   10    3    3    0    3    1
Ken Holtzman           9  12  4.09  27  26   9   0   3  178  189   92   81   16   59  135
Earl Stephenson        1   0  4.43  16   0   0   1   0   20   24   10   10    1   11   11
Bill Bonham            2   1  5.01  23   2   0   0   0   41   48   28   23    3   24   32
Bob Miller             0   0  5.14   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    4    0    1    2
Burt Hooton            0   0  8.10   1   1   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    5    2

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Greg Garrett           0   1  1.04   2   1   0   0   0    9    7    1    1    0   10    2
Clay Carroll           8   2  2.20  49   0   0  12   0   78   58   19   19    4   33   52
Don Gullett           14   5  2.49  28  25   4   0   3  174  154   55   48   11   55   83
Joe Gibbon             3   5  2.91  41   0   0   9   0   59   49   23   19    3   28   30
Wayne Granger          4   4  2.96  55   0   0   9   0   76   65   27   25    5   23   39
Ross Grimsley          8   5  3.21  19  19   5   0   3  121  108   46   43    9   30   47
Gary Nolan            11  12  3.22  28  28   8   0   0  198  167   75   71   11   53  122
Jim McGlothlin         6  10  3.46  24  21   4   0   0  133  123   55   51   12   32   76
Tony Cloninger         3   6  3.68  25   8   1   0   1   93   74   38   38   12   45   50
Milt Wilcox            2   1  4.02  14   2   0   0   0   31   30   15   14    1   15   15
Jim Merritt            1  11  4.74  23  10   0   0   0   95  105   53   50   14   28   30
Wayne Simpson          3   5  5.09  17  16   1   0   0   88   80   54   50    6   58   49

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Ray                9   3  2.21  36   1   0   3   0   81   59   22   20    3   22   35
George Culver          5   7  2.29  49   0   0   7   0   75   64   23   19    3   32   45
Fred Gladding          3   4  2.32  38   0   0  11   0   43   45   16   11    0   19   12
Larry Dierker         12   6  2.72  24  23   6   0   2  159  150   50   48    8   33   91
Don Wilson            11   8  2.87  28  27  12   0   2  207  161   69   66   13   64  142
Ken Forsch             7   5  2.96  26  16   6   0   1  131  114   49   43    7   45   94
Denny Lemaster         0   2  3.16  38   0   0   2   0   57   52   20   20    4   22   26
Jack Billingham        6  12  3.55  25  25   3   0   1  172  160   79   68    6   52   95
Wade Blasingame        9   9  4.16  26  25   2   0   0  149  156   78   69    9   44   84
Tom Griffin            0   5  5.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   40   21   19    3   16   24
Ron Cook               0   2  5.56   2   2   0   0   0   11    9    7    7    1    3    3
Buddy Harris           1   1  5.70  16   0   0   0   0   24   27   15   15    2    9   13
Bill Greif             0   1  7.15   4   3   0   0   0   11   14   10    9    1    7   10

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Brewer             5   4  2.00  44   0   0  15   0   63   47   14   14    2   20   56
Al Downing            14   8  2.81  29  28   9   0   3  205  192   78   64   13   72  109
Don Sutton            12  11  2.88  29  29   8   0   3  200  179   72   64    8   46  131
Joe Moeller            0   3  2.91  22   1   0   1   0   53   55   21   17    3    8   25
Bob O'Brien            2   2  3.00  14   4   1   0   1   42   42   18   14    4   13   15
Claude Osteen         12   8  3.18  31  31  10   0   4  223  219   84   79   20   54   94
Doyle Alexander        4   4  3.36  10   8   3   0   0   62   62   26   23    3   13   21
Pete Mikkelsen         8   5  3.39  38   0   0   5   0   69   62   33   26    9   14   42
Mike Strahler          0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    6    2
Jose Pena              1   0  3.65  18   0   0   1   0   37   29   16   15    6   14   36
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    2    1    3    4
Bill Singer            7  15  4.26  24  24   6   0   1  156  149   81   74   14   59  110
Sandy Vance            2   1  6.92  10   3   0   0   0   26   38   21   20    1    9   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Stoneman         14  10  2.91  29  29  16   0   2  226  174   79   73   15  110  192
Steve Renko           12  12  3.66  31  29   8   0   3  214  191   98   87   17  107  104
Howie Reed             2   2  3.81  37   0   0   0   0   50   58   22   21    8   18   19
Carl Morton            9  14  4.44  29  28   8   1   0  182  211  102   90   18   64   71
Ernie McAnally         6   9  4.47  22  17   4   0   1  115   99   60   57    8   57   63
Mike Marshall          4   6  4.61  49   0   0  16   0   82   73   44   42    6   36   73
John O'Donoghue        0   0  4.67  13   0   0   0   0   17   19   10    9    3    7    7
John Strohmayer        5   5  4.74  21  13   2   1   0  101  106   56   53   16   25   53
Claude Raymond         1   7  4.84  32   0   0   0   0   48   74   32   26    5   22   29
Jim Britton            0   2  5.72   9   4   0   0   0   28   33   18   18    6   15   16
Dan McGinn             1   4  6.28  19   6   1   0   0   53   58   39   37    5   32   25

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tug McGraw             8   4  1.90  41   0   0   7   0   85   59   19   18    4   33   81
Tom Seaver            14   8  1.96  28  27  14   0   3  216  172   50   47   15   45  220
Danny Frisella         6   3  2.15  42   0   0   8   0   71   61   21   17    5   23   75
Ray Sadecki            5   4  2.72  26  13   3   0   2  113   94   36   34    6   29   85
Jerry Koosman          4   8  2.85  18  17   2   0   0  117  108   46   37    6   40   53
Ron Taylor             2   2  3.13  41   0   0   2   0   60   59   21   21    6   11   24
Gary Gentry           10   9  3.15  26  25   6   0   2  166  138   69   58   13   69  123
Nolan Ryan             9  11  3.37  24  21   3   0   0  134  105   59   50    8   95  117
Jim McAndrew           0   5  5.05  19   8   0   0   0   71   69   46   40    9   25   31
Jon Matlack            0   3  5.14   5   5   0   0   0   28   26   17   16    2   11   18
Charlie Williams       4   6  5.21  25   9   1   0   0   76   81   49   44    7   38   45

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            4   3  1.89  41   0   0   8   0   62   41   15   13    6   12   51
Woodie Fryman          9   4  2.69  31  11   3   2   2  124   99   40   37    6   41   91
Rick Wise             13  10  2.91  30  29  13   0   4  210  202   82   68   15   54  118
Bill Wilson            3   4  2.96  29   0   0   4   0   46   29   15   15    4   18   31
Darrell Brandon        6   5  3.84  40   0   0   4   0   63   61   31   27    3   35   33
Chris Short            7  14  3.93  26  25   5   0   2  163  171   82   71   22   58   92
Barry Lersch           4  11  4.04  29  25   2   0   0  169  170   80   76   25   35   88
Ken Reynolds           4   5  4.18  27  18   1   0   1  125  117   64   58    8   57   65
Bill Champion          1   1  4.45  28   2   0   0   0   65   59   34   32    6   34   23
Dick Selma             0   1  4.50  10   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1    6    9
Jim Bunning            5  12  5.71  26  16   1   1   0  104  121   71   66   11   34   52
Lowell Palmer          0   0  6.00   3   1   0   0   0   15   13   11   10    3   13    6
Manny Muniz            0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    1

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Brosseau         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Nelson             2   2  2.34  17   2   0   0   0   35   27    9    9    0   26   11
Dock Ellis            17   7  2.92  26  26  10   0   2  194  168   72   63    9   49  114
Steve Blass           12   6  3.02  27  27   8   0   4  194  184   69   65   15   58  111
Bruce Kison            3   4  3.09  10   9   2   0   1   67   62   27   23    4   27   39
Dave Giusti            4   4  3.16  49   0   0  25   0   74   68   27   26    5   29   46
Bob Miller             1   2  3.38   6   0   0   0   0   11    9    5    4    1    5    3
Bob Johnson            8   8  3.39  23  20   7   0   1  135  129   53   51   16   41   80
Mudcat Grant           5   3  3.60  42   0   0   7   0   75   79   32   30    8   28   22
Nelson Briles          5   3  3.61  31   8   1   1   0   95  102   40   38    8   28   57
Luke Walker            5   8  3.62  21  21   4   0   2  132  126   59   53    9   46   75
Bob Moose              8   7  4.30  23  17   3   0   1  121  143   65   58   10   34   58
Bob Veale              6   0  7.41  26   0   0   2   0   34   45   30   28    3   19   32

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Miller             7   3  1.41  38   0   0   7   0   64   53   12   10    0   26   36
Dave Roberts          11  13  2.04  29  26  10   0   2  216  185   58   49    8   51  118
Gary Ross              1   2  2.45  11   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    0   10   11
Clay Kirby            11  10  3.12  30  28   8   0   1  199  172   81   69   18   82  165
Al Severinsen          2   3  3.36  48   0   0   8   0   59   64   25   22    3   26   25
Steve Arlin            7  16  3.45  29  28   8   0   4  185  178   89   71    6   82  126
Fred Norman            2  11  3.58  16  15   4   0   0  103   93   42   41    7   43   59
Dick Kelley            2   3  3.63  42   1   0   2   0   52   49   24   21    5   18   41
Al Santorini           0   2  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   38   43   19   16    4   11   21
Tom Phoebus            3  11  4.58  24  21   2   0   0  124  138   64   63   13   62   76
Danny Coombs           1   6  6.24  19   7   0   0   0   58   81   52   40   10   25   37
Bill Laxton            0   2  6.83  18   0   0   0   0   28   32   25   21    4   26   23

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Johnson         12   5  2.60  56   0   0  14   0   83   67   27   24    6   37   59
Juan Marichal         12   9  2.86  28  28  13   0   4  214  187   83   68   18   47  114
John Cumberland        7   2  2.89  36  13   3   2   1  131  109   46   42   13   44   48
Gaylord Perry         13   9  3.20  29  29  10   0   1  217  205  100   77   16   55  118
Steve Hamilton         1   2  3.52  33   0   0   4   0   38   27   15   15    4    8   35
Ron Bryant             7   9  3.54  26  21   3   0   2  140  143   65   55    9   48   79
Don McMahon           10   4  3.64  50   0   0   4   0   64   61   29   26    5   28   54
Frank Reberger         3   0  3.92  13   7   0   0   0   44   37   20   19    5   19   21
Steve Stone            5   9  4.05  20  19   2   0   2  107  106   53   48    8   52   61
Don Carrithers         3   2  4.26  16   6   1   1   0   51   47   35   24    4   24   25
Rich Robertson         2   2  4.57  23   6   1   1   0   61   66   40   31    5   31   32
Jim Barr               0   1  6.19   8   0   0   0   0   16   24   11   11    2    2    9

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Stan Williams          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    0    1
Frank Linzy            4   2  1.91  42   0   0   6   0   47   43   13   10    1   23   20
Don Shaw               4   1  3.26  34   0   0   2   0   39   36   18   14    0   24   15
Bob Gibson            12  11  3.28  25  25  16   0   3  195  174   80   71   14   63  138
Steve Carlton         16   7  3.52  29  28  14   0   3  215  215   94   84   16   78  145
Moe Drabowsky          5   1  3.63  43   0   0   7   0   52   42   21   21    2   30   43
Reggie Cleveland      10  10  3.97  27  27   9   0   2  175  179   84   77   16   40  116
Chuck Taylor           2   1  4.02  33   1   0   2   0   63   66   32   28    7   24   42
Al Santorini           0   2  4.28   8   5   0   0   0   34   36   16   16    2   17   15
Jerry Reuss           12  12  4.79  28  28   6   0   2  173  183   99   92   13   88  104
Daryl Patterson        0   0  5.02  10   0   0   1   0   14   13    8    8    1    8    6
Chris Zachary          3   8  5.23  21  10   1   0   1   83  103   51   48    3   22   43
Rudy Arroyo            0   1  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   12   18    8    7    2    5    5
George Brunet          0   1  5.79   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    3    7    4
Mike Torrez            1   2  6.00   9   6   0   0   0   36   41   27   24    2   30    8
Harry Parker           0   0  7.20   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    2    2    2
Bob Chlupsa            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
Bob Reynolds           0   0 10.29   4   0   0   0   0    7   15    8    8    2    6    4
Fred Norman            0   0 12.27   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    7    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         20
  D. Ellis (PIT)           17
  S. Carlton (STL)         16
  M. Pappas (CHI)          15
  A. Downing (LA)          14
  D. Gullett (CIN)         14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  B. Stoneman (MON)        14
  G. Perry (SF)            13
  R. Wise (PHI)            13

Losses:

  S. Arlin (SD)            16
  B. Hands (CHI)           15
  B. Singer (LA)           15
  C. Morton (MON)          14
  C. Short (PHI)           14
  D. Roberts (SD)          13
  J. Billingham (HOU)      12
  J. Bunning (PHI)         12
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        12
  G. Nolan (CIN)           12

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         24
  B. Gibson (STL)          16
  B. Stoneman (MON)        16
  S. Carlton (STL)         14
  P. Niekro (ATL)          14
  T. Seaver (NY)           14
  J. Marichal (SF)         13
  M. Pappas (CHI)          13
  R. Wise (PHI)            13
  B. Hands (CHI)           12

Saves:

  D. Giusti (PIT)          25
  M. Marshall (MON)        16
  J. Brewer (LA)           15
  C. Upshaw (ATL)          15
  J. Johnson (SF)          14
  C. Carroll (CIN)         12
  F. Gladding (HOU)        11
  J. Gibbon (CIN)           9
  W. Granger (CIN)          9
  D. Frisella (NY)          8

Shutouts:

  S. Arlin (SD)             4
  S. Blass (PIT)            4
  J. Marichal (SF)          4
  C. Osteen (LA)            4
  M. Pappas (CHI)           4
  R. Wise (PHI)             4
  S. Carlton (STL)          3
  A. Downing (LA)           3
  B. Gibson (STL)           3
  R. Grimsley (CIN)         3

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      252.2
  B. Stoneman (MON)     225.2
  C. Osteen (LA)        223.1
  G. Perry (SF)         216.2
  T. Seaver (NY)        216.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)       215.2
  D. Roberts (SD)       215.2
  S. Carlton (STL)      214.2
  J. Marichal (SF)      213.2
  S. Renko (MON)        213.2

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)        226
  C. Osteen (LA)          219
  S. Carlton (STL)        215
  C. Morton (MON)         211
  M. Pappas (CHI)         210
  P. Niekro (ATL)         208
  B. Hands (CHI)          206
  G. Perry (SF)           205
  R. Wise (PHI)           202
  A. Downing (LA)         192

Runs:

  C. Morton (MON)         102
  G. Perry (SF)           100
  J. Reuss (STL)           99
  S. Renko (MON)           98
  B. Hands (CHI)           97
  S. Carlton (STL)         94
  P. Niekro (ATL)          93
  K. Holtzman (CHI)        92
  S. Arlin (SD)            89
  R. Cleveland (STL)       84

Home Runs:

  B. Lersch (PHI)          25
  P. Niekro (ATL)          24
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         23
  B. Hands (CHI)           22
  C. Short (PHI)           22
  M. Pappas (CHI)          21
  R. Reed (ATL)            21
  C. Osteen (LA)           20
  C. Kirby (SD)            18
  J. Marichal (SF)         18

Walks:

  B. Stoneman (MON)       110
  S. Renko (MON)          107
  N. Ryan (NY)             95
  J. Reuss (STL)           88
  S. Arlin (SD)            82
  C. Kirby (SD)            82
  S. Carlton (STL)         78
  A. Downing (LA)          72
  G. Gentry (NY)           69
  C. Morton (MON)          64

Strikeouts:

  T. Seaver (NY)          220
  F. Jenkins (CHI)        206
  B. Stoneman (MON)       192
  C. Kirby (SD)           165
  S. Carlton (STL)        145
  P. Niekro (ATL)         144
  D. Wilson (HOU)         142
  B. Gibson (STL)         138
  K. Holtzman (CHI)       135
  D. Sutton (LA)          131

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